Springfield News
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MAR 27, 2018
House subject hearing for Gun Dealer Bill; Preckwinkle rallies at Thompson; Racing Board weighs in on lawsuit; BEP’s legislative agenda
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If you want to pull an entire year’s worth of Illinois’ monthly yield measurements on 90-day T-Bill investments, then compare them in a line graph to the competition, the Illinois Treasurer’s new site, The Vault, can do it in under 10 seconds.
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Several campaign finance filings of note hit the State Board of Elections yesterday. A quick round-up of the highlights follows.
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MAR 26, 2018
The state legislature won’t resume committee hearings until tomorrow, although the General Assembly’s agenda is staying light through the week with most legislators taking a reprieve. Executive agency and board meetings, however, will be at full speed by Wednesday. Today’s meetings are highlighted by a fishing expedition.
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Welcome to Illinois’ legislative spring break. While lawmakers enjoy a post-primary reprieve, we'll take a glimpse into some of the fundamental political forces outside of Cook County which have grown in influence over the last two years and are likely to shape November outcomes.
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MAR 23, 2018
Former Democratic campaign worker Alaina Hampton offered a public statement Thursday after filing suit in federal court Wednesday against the Democratic Party of Illinois and the party chairman’s campaign committee, Friends of Michael J. Madigan.
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The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for FY2017 hit the internet Thursday on the heels of the latest Debt Transparency Report, both from the office of Comptroller Susana Mendoza.
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Sen. Jill Tracy (R-Quincy) is the latest legislator to point to video game creators and Hollywood as a reason for an increase in school shootings, telling Peoria Public Radio they should accept some responsibility for de-sensitizing people to violence. The senator says gun bans won’t stop school shootings and that it makes more sense to improve mental health care. [NPR]
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While all eyes are on the State Board of Elections, a handful of state meetings are still planned for the day.
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With scorecards filling up throughout the day, election-watchers will be hard-pressed to catch every race. Here are a few key competitions The Daily Line will be keeping an eye on.
